Process of manufacturing ornamental mirrors



June 5, 1934. F. D. CHENEY PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING ORNAMENTAL MIRRORS Filed Deo. 27, 1932 v f- INV NToR *jtm/Gaza,

ATTORNEY said metallic nlm a nlm of photo-sensitive matcdesign or image comprising alternating areas of Patented `lune 5, 1934 UNITsDfsTATes PATENT orificev PROCESS 0F MANUFACTURINGV Y ORNAMENTAL MIRRORS Frank Dexter Cheney, New York, N. Y. Application December 27, 1932, Serial No. 649,012

2 claims. (01.7'41-22) This invention relates to improvements in balance thereof to remain soluble. I then wash processes of manufacturing ornamental mirrors. away the soluble parts to leave the insoluble Certain processes of manufacturing ornamenportion of the photo-sensitive nlm or carbon tal mirrors or decorative renective articles heretotissue alone on the glass. Thereafter, I pour or M fore practiced provide for the initial covering or otherwise apply on the same surface of the glass 'v' coating of one surface of a sheet of transparent a metallic Vrenective nlm suchv as silver, mercury, material or glass `with a metallic nlm either comlead sulphite, gold, copper-or the like, and thereprising a white metal such as silver or mercury, or after remove the said insoluble portion of the a metal of a contrasting color, then applying over photo-sensitive nlm or carbon tissue to Vleave the rial, such as an emulsion, portions of which are clear glass and reflective metallic, nlm. I may exposed to light and developed to impress a denow apply to the said surface oversaid metallic sign therein and to cause one portion, as kfor iilmand clear glass portions a suitable contrastexample, the portion representing the design, to ing material Vsuch as fabric or paper, or a nlm P become insoluble and the .remaining part to be preferablyalso composed of a reflective material 0 soluble, whereupon the soluble portion supersuch-as paint or deposited metal, and where a i imposed on thev metallic nlm is washed away second nlm of deposited metal is'employed, I with a suitable. solvent, suchas Warm Water, preferably provide a protective-coating which the reflective metallic nlm underlying -Sad may be composed of shellac or any other suitwashed-away part is etched away by a suitable able coating material. 75 acid. and thereafter another layer 01 lm Of If it is'desired to procure a contrasting effect metal is applied of a contrasting color so as to by bringing into juxtaposition two metallic coatbrngout the design. The reective metalli@ ing materials such asu silver and lead or gold, VI nlms employed for mirrors and particularly the may vary the above processV by first applying the silver solutions so employed, are easily ruptured lead or gold coating-,orV the like, and thereafter 89 or marred and it is extremely difficult in pracapplying the Silver solution Y Y ticing processes such as hereinabove described t0 With these and other objects in View, the inavoid marring 0f the mellalli film 0i that DOI- vention comprises the combination of members tion thereof which is to be retained in the nand arrangement of parts so combined as to coshed altile, and injury Often OCCUIS by the act and co-operate with each other in the per- 85 penetration of the solvent through the metallic formance of the functions and the accomplishlayer or through undercutting along the edge ment .of the results herein contemplated, and of the design by the etching aCid, thus injuring comprises in one of its adaptations the species that portion of the renective nlm which should or preferred form illustrated in the accompany-` v be completely protected. ing drawing, in whichz- 90 Oneof the objects of this invention is to ob- Fig. 1 is a front View of a mirror embodying viate and overcome the drawbacks and difficulties my invention; Y of Such former DIOCBSSES by initially applying Fig. 2 is a cross-section of a plate of glass used directly to the clear glass a layer of material in in the production 0f said min-0r;

which the design is produced, and then applying Fig. 3 is a section similar to Fig. 2 showing the 95 the nlm of reflective material in juxtaposition plate of glass with the photo-sensitive material thereto, and in the preferred embodiment of my applied thereto; invention, I apply directly to the clear glass a Fig. 4 is a similar cross-section of a plate of photo-sensitive material such as carbon tissue glass having superimposed thereon a photo-sensior an emulsion, in which a design or image is tive layer and a pattern for covering portions 10D photographically impressed either before or after and permitting other portions to be subjected to said nlm is so vapplied to the glass, This impreslight; Y sion of an image or design may be accomplished Fig. 5 is a similar sectional view of the plate of in any well-known conventional manner as, for glass showing portions of the photo-sensitive example, by superimposing over the nlm or layer material retained thereon and other portions- 105 yof photo-sensitive material a pattern and then washed away by a solvent;

exposing the free portions to light, and such Fig. 6 is a similar sectional View showing a photo-sensitive layer may, either prior to or after metallic layer applied on the portions of the glass application to the glass, be developed to cause which have been freed from thephoto-sensitive y the exposed parts to become linsoluble and the material; n -110 5, mercury, lead sulphite, gold or the like.`

Fig. 7 is a similar View showing the remaining reiiective material after the insoluble photosensitive material has been removed to provide the design in the clear glass;

Fig. 8 is a similar sectional vieW showing a backing applied over the metallic layer and clear glass portions.

Referring now to this drawing Which illustrates a preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 indicates a sheet of glass or other transparent material, on one surface of which is applied a layer 2 of photo-sensitive material, such as carbon-tissue or a suitable emulsion. In accordance With my invention, a design is suitably impressed into the layer of carbon-tissue or film of emulsion either before or after applying the said film to the glass. Such impressing of the design may be accomplished in any suitable conventional manner, and in the form of my inventionV illustrated, I apply over the photo-sensitive layer 2, a pattern 3 having the design represented by cutout portions 3' and thereafter exposing the portions of the photo-sensitive layer beneath the cut-out portions to light and development so that f the parts of the photo-sensitive layer representing the design become insoluble, andthe balance of the photo-sensitive layer protected by the pattern remain soluble. VThe soluble portions 2 are then washed away leaving on the glass only the insoluble portions 2a corresponding to the design of the pattern. I noW apply to the uncovered portions of the glass either by pouring or in any other suitable manner, a layer or layers, or film or films 4 of reflective material such as silver, I now remove the insoluble portions of the designZa -of the photo-sensitive film, thus producing a clear glass design Which is delineated or edged about by the layer or film portions of reflective material.

It will be seen-from the above that I have produced a design delineated by the coating or film of reflective material and comprising portions or sections of clear glass.

I now apply to the same surface over the said metallic'layer and glass portions a suitable contrasting material such as fabric or paper, or a film preferably also composed of a reflective material such as paint or deposited metal, and wherer a second film of deposited metal is employed, I preferably provide a protective coating Which may be composed of shellac or any other suitable coating material.

As illustrated, the film 5 may be composed of any suitable material such as a metallic paint and may be applied in any suitable manner. When a paint or the like is so applied, it will protect the first reflective layer and will bring out in the contrasting color of such coating the design theretofore comprising the clear glass.

Having described my invention, I claimtl. A process of producing ornamental mirrors which consists in applying to the clear surface of the glass alphotosensitive film, exposing to light and developing portions of said film to impress a design therein in insoluble material, applying a solvent to remove the soluble part of said film, then Vapplying over the surface from which the soluble film portion has been removed a refleeting coating, then removing the insoluble portions of the photosensitive material to-provide a design make up of alternating areas of clear glass and-reflective material and then covering said reflective coating* and clear glass with a backing material of contrasting color.

2. A process ofproducing ornamental mirrors which consists in applying to the clear surface of the glass a photosensitive film, exposing to light and developing portions of said film to irnpress a design ltherein in insoluble material, applying a solvent to remove the soluble part of said film, then applying over the surface from which the soluble film portion has been removed a reflective coating, then removing the insoluble portions of the photosensitive material to provide a design made up offalternating areas of clear glass and reflective material and then covering said reflective coating and clear glass with a backing material of a color contrastingwith the said film of reflective material.

FRANK DEXTER CHENEY. f 

